NGC 2264 - This time in HaLRGB ** Now With Rev-2 and Rev-3 Images included** (Fernando)

NGC 2264 - This time in HaLRGB Now With Rev-2 and Rev-3 Images included

This is the same image as the last one, just imaged using my ST8300M. The capture scheme was:

Ha: 16x15 minutes

L: 10x10 minutes 1x1

RGB: 16x 8 minutes 2x2

Scope: TMB 92mm f/5.5

Focal Reducer/Flatenner: Teleview TRF2008 x0.8

OAG and Filter Wheel from SBIG

Pre-processing and post-processinig in Pixinsight

Sky eventually cloudy

A star forming nebula distant from Earth by 2.5 thousands light years, has its nickname due to its shape looking like a Christmas Tree. This star forming region has a population of about 400 stars, embedded basically in ionized hydrogen, although there exist in the same region a melecular cloud made up by ammonia, carbon and other organic components.

Thanks for looking

** Rev-2: Some more frames of Ha and Blue and a new workflow to blend Ha to wideband LRGB data.

** Rev-3: In the end the first image had the color closest to the real one. For this Rev-3 Some improvements on histogram and a better denoise routine have been applied. Also a multi dimensional sharpness was used, what resulted in a much better view of the cone, the details of the Christmas Tree and the Fox's Fur.

Final
Original
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C

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